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Numbers 31:28

And levy a tribute unto the Lord of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep:

KJV

Et separabis partem Domino ab his qui pugnaverunt et fuerunt in bello, unam animam de quingentis, tam ex hominibus quam ex bobus et asinis et ovibus,

Vulgate

καὶ ἀφελεῖτε τέλος Κυρίῳ παρὰ τῶν ἀνθρώπων τῶν πολεμιστῶν τῶν ἐκπεπορευμένων εἰς τὴν παράταξιν, μίαν ψυχὴν ἀπὸ πεντακοσίων, ἀπὸ τῶν ἀνθρώπων καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν κτηνῶν καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν βοῶν καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν προβάτων καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν αἰγῶν·

LXX

And levy a tribute unto Jehovah of the men of war that went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the oxen, and of the asses, and of the flocks:

ASV

וַ/הֲרֵמֹתָ֨ מֶ֜כֶס לַֽ/יהוָ֗ה מֵ/אֵ֞ת אַנְשֵׁ֤י הַ/מִּלְחָמָה֙ הַ/יֹּצְאִ֣ים לַ/צָּבָ֔א אֶחָ֣ד נֶ֔פֶשׁ מֵ/חֲמֵ֖שׁ הַ/מֵּא֑וֹת מִן הָ/אָדָם֙ וּ/מִן הַ/בָּקָ֔ר וּ/מִן הַ/חֲמֹרִ֖ים וּ/מִן הַ/צֹּֽאן

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

17 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אֶחָ֖ד
'chd
adjective · 970×
אֶת
't
preposition · 883×
אָדָ֖ם
'dm
noun · 545×
בָּקָר֙
bqr
noun · 180×
חֲמ֔וֹר
chmvr
noun · 95×
חֲמֵ֥שׁ
chmsh
adjective · 344×
י
y
noun · 752×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
ם
m
verb · 1071×
ם
m
noun · 6×
מִן
mn
preposition · 1223×
מֵא֖וֹת
m'vt
adjective · 581×
מִּלְחָמָ֔ה
mlchmh
noun · 316×
צְבָא֖וֹת
tsb'vt
noun · 480×
צֹ֣אן
ts'n
noun · 269×
רָ֖ם
rm
verb · 189×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Num 18:26 — Thus speak unto the Levites, and say unto them, When ye take of the children of Israel the tithes which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then ye shall offer up an heave offering of it
  • Num 31:30 — And of the children of Israel’s half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites, whi
  • Num 31:47 — Even of the children of Israel’s half, Moses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD comma